“The most amazing style scoop of the century!” said the Spring and Summer 1936 Sears catalog. The
Elgin Skylark was made from 1936-38 and sold exclusively through Sears, Roebuck & Co. and was the top-of-the-line girls Sears model for these years.  Sears did not make its own bicycles and the Skylark was made by Westfield Manufacturing of Westfield Mass. whose in house brand was Columbia. The 1937 model offered the “air-cooled coaster brake” but deleted the speedometer used the introductory year. The horn is located in the headlight housing which is why it’s ‘vented’. The switch for both the horn and
headlight is mounted on the handlebars.

This bike is an older restoration of, arguably, the most beautiful and highly sought after girls balloon bicycle ever built. The frame features three bars coming from the head tube, and sweeping skirt guards. The Skylark was only available in maroon with white trim according to the catalog, but examples are known in blue. Owner: Shawn Sweeney